Fantasia: 'Idol' needs new judges
theGRIO Q&A - Fantasia chatted with theGrio to talk about her latest album and why she thinks "American Idol" needs new judges...
Fantasia to headline Super Bowl gospel concert
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Add Grammy-winning R&B singer Fantasia to the growing list of musical acts heading to New Orleans Super Bowl weekend...
If Disney princesses were of color...
SLIDESHOW - One 22-year-old female, Lauren, published on her Tumblr page reinterpretations the race of some of Disney's princesses...
Essence Fest attendance drops
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The 2012 Essence Music Festival drew 413,000 people to New Orleans for the four-day event held over the Fourth of July weekend...
Fantasia: R. Kelly is 'disrespectful' to fans
Ex-'American Idol' star Fantasia describes R.Kelly's brief performance as 'disrespectful'...
The 10 most underrated female R&B singers
MADAME NOIRE - Over the last few years, in the entertainment business, we have heard an enormous group of unknown, underground, or underdog artists say that the music industry shut them out because...
Fantasia sued by U.S. bank for $25K
Looks like Fantasia may be singing yet another bittersweet song about her finances. Fanny is being sued for a whopping $25,057.02 by a collection agency on behalf of U.S. Bank, according to TMZ...
Wyclef Jean to appear at New Orleans jazz fest
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Wyclef Jean, Cyndi Lauper, John Mellencamp, Lauryn Hill and Fantasia will make first-time appearances at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival...
Slideshow: theGrio's Grammy predictions
SLIDESHOW - It's interesting to see how the Grammys, which still carry a lot of weight, will be divvied up amongst a small contingent of the same stars, nominated multiple times...
Eric Benét on soul music: 'It's kind of like pornography'
theGRIO Q & A - It's been more than six years since R&B heartthrob Eric Benét completed a messy divorce from Oscar winner Halle Berry...
